Traffic was snarled for more than an hour in downtown Modesto on Wednesday afternoon after a big rig got stuck on railroad tracks in Turlock.

Burlington Northern Santa Fe operators stopped a freight train in Modesto after the big rig got stuck at the tracks at Daubenberger and Paulson roads in Turlock. The accident occurred about 1:15 p.m.

The tractor-trailer, carrying a load of wood planks, got stuck when the trailer did not clear the tracks. The road at that intersection is sloped; a sign warns big rig operators of the danger of getting stuck.